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The Two Ways ‘Sammy’s Law’ Could Change Your Local Speed Limits

Gov. Kathy Hochul signs the “Sammy’s Law” bill at M.S. 51 in Park Slope, where Sammy Cohen Eckstein attended school, May 9, 2024.

When Albany lawmakers last month passed “Sammy’s Law” — allowing the city to lower the speed limit to 20 mph on some roads — safe-streets advocates celebrated a victory that was years in the making. Named for 12-year-old Sammy Cohen Eckstein, who was fatally struck by a van in October 2012 while retrieving a ball […]

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